LEONARD: Political Prisoner

A podcast by Man Bites Dog Films

Categories:

Society & Culture History

23 Episodes

  1. Mr. Bear Runner Goes to Rushmore

    Published: 7/3/2020

  2. June 26, 1975

    Published: 6/26/2020

  3. Introducing LEONARD: Political Prisoner

    Published: 6/22/2020

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In 1977, Native American activist Leonard Peltier was sentenced to consecutive life terms for killing two FBI agents. Then in 2000, a Freedom of Information Act disclosure proved the Feds had framed him. But Leonard's still in prison. This is the story of what happened on the Pine Ridge Reservation half a century ago—and the man who's still behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.